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Basic and Plus
Basic and Plus
courses contain a blend of video lectures, tests, quizzes and other assignments, which combined, provides an A-G approved course.
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UC Scout does not provide the teacher, credit, nor transcript.
For UC Scout teacher-led courses that provide credit and UC Scout transcript, please view On Demand
.
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FREE for California public school students and teachers.
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For Private and non-California schools, teachers and students, the cost is $29 per student or teacher per semester.
How Teachers or Schools use Basic
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Your teacher facilitates the course at your school
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Teachers get access to UC Scout course content.
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Teachers can show UC Scout videos or print and distribute course content to their students.
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The teacher can use the entire course or parts of the courses to supplement their standard classroom.
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Students are not linked through the online classroom, as you will find in Plus .
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Online gradebook, not available in Basic .
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Calendar, Forums, Messages, not available in Basic .
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Students can use Basic to supplement their in-school face-to-face courses or to prep for AP tests.
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School credit is not available for students using Basic on their own.
For credit, introduce your school to Plus or sign up for an On Demand
course.
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FREE for California public school students and teachers.
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For Private and non-California schools, teachers and students, the cost is $49 per student or teacher per semester.
How Teachers or Schools use Plus
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Your teacher teaches the course at your school
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Our most popular plan.
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Typically a teacher or school using Plus has multiple students taking a course.
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The teacher can use the entire course or parts of the course to supplement their standard classroom.
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Used by schools that want access to UC Scout courses AND all online classroom tools.
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This includes assignments graded automatically, the ability to upload their own materials, create new tests and many other features not possible in Basic .
How Students use Plus
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These courses are set-up and administered by your school or teacher. See above.